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       All of the Rockstar mentors are business owners based in different parts of the UK. Nearly all of whom have been through the full cycle of starting up, building up and have sold their companies on in a wide variety of industries. They have all had extensive experience in mentoring other businesses and are all looking to provide their experience, guidance and contacts to new mentees. 

Run your mouse over their profiles below for a brief summary of their career hilights, Click on their profile for a full summary.

In their profile pages, you can enquire specifically about them.

If you are intested in being considered as a Rockstar mentor please
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Clive
Jacobs

Travel, Retail
Private sales
 
Built holiday autos into a sector leading business, which was acquired by lastminute.com in March 2003 for £43 million, providing an ROI to his partner ECI ventures of 11.5X.
       
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Sir Eric
Peacock

Key contacts
Fast Growth
 
Sir Eric has been leading companies since 1970 where he cut his teeth in both consumer goods and industry supply chain for a group of businesses subsequently acquired by Hanson.
       
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Alan
Bates

Private Sale
Key Contacts
 
Alan has run companies since 1970 and been Chairman of companies since the late 70's. In the mid 70's he was deputy group Managing Director of Hoskyns Group Limited, which is now part of CAP Gemini...
       
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Our Chairman
Oliver Rothschild

Key Contacts
High margins
 
The Rockstar Chairman brings a valuable and extensive network of City, West End, European and International connections to Risk Profiling. His track record of successful business development includes....
 
       
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Stirling
Murray

Branding
Sales Growrh
 
Stirling is an inspirational mentor who after a highly successful international career building consumer global brands set up his own company, floated it on Aim and completed a multi-million £ acquisition.
       
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Paul
Speers

Online IT
Private Sale
 
Paul cofounded System Management Partners an IT Services company delivering remote network, server and desktop services across Europe, this business was sold to Fox IT in 1999.
       
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Chelsey
Baker

Marketing
Communication
 
A recognised face on screen and with her in depth knowledge of television production off screen, Chelsey has been featured extensively in the national media as a leading entrepreneur...
       
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Helen
Gammons

Music
Online
 
Helen Gammons is an experienced Music Industry executive and Entrepreneur. Currently co-owns the Planet Audio Group. Current turnover is $3 million. It is Apple's leading 'Solution Expert' in the UK
 
       
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Richard
Cook

Private Sale
Cutting Costs
 
Richard has made a career out of starting businesses from scratch, building them up and successfully selling them. Done it 4 times, with 4 different businesses for many millions...!
       
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Jo
Haigh

Acquisitions
Private Sale
 
An experienced dealmaker, Jo specialises in putting together the right deal at the right time and in the right format for growing businesses throughout the country. She has bought and sold over 300 companies in the last 20 years...
       
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Mark
Pritchard

Fast Growth
Funding
 
Mark is an entrepreneur and seed investor focused on the technology and internet sectors...
       
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Marc
Winn

Online IT
Time Management
 
Marc co-founded, grew and sold a large catalogue business. Attracting over 1 million customers and going £0 to £18m turnover in just 10 years, it was sold for an 8 figure sum to a major competitor....
 
       
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Mark
O'Neil

Funding
Private Sale
 
Mark O'Neil is a successful and passionate entrepreneur. Completed a MBO from a listed PLC into new Advisory LLP business first year T/O £17.4mn Net Profit £5.745mn....
       
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Maxine
Ambrose

Marketing
Sales Growrh
 
Maxine Ambrose is a marketing and communications expert with over 20 years’ experience, concentrating mainly on B2B, business and consumer technology, electronics and telecommunications markets.
       
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Mark
Reardon

International
Investments
 
In 2000 was part of Snr Management team which Formed E security Group Gladstone Plc floated on AIM at £35 m. Chairman for last 10 yrs of Sully Trust a private trust covering Hotels, Resorts, super yachts, medical Tourism, commercial real estate capval $5B
       
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Ian
Rice

Franchising
Alt Energy
 
Has been involved for thirty years in the development and management of early stage companies in Europe, US, Australia. Has held substantial equity in speciality chemicals, data storage, public company analysis advisory, mining, property, oil and gas....
 
       
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Chris
Barlow

Property
Fast Growth
 
MD in Hotel company was grown organically, and by acquisition, from £0.5 million revenue and 11 employees in 1990 to £3 million revenue and 70 employees in 1995 before it was sold on to a larger concern....
       
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Gregory
Kris

Online IT
Fast Growth
 
Over a dozen years experience in the online sector, Greg has successfully founded and exited from two digital businesses....
       
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Karen
Gould

Team Management
Sales Growrh
 
Karen had two businesses – a Professional Introduction Company, Gold Introductions which was featured in many TV/Radio/Magazine media Production which went onto to have a combined turnover of £3.4m pa....
       
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Peter
Harwood

Fast Growth
Sales Growrh
 
Was Managing Director of Ansells Retail, one of their major pub and restaurant businesses. Moved to the USA to assimilate the newly-acquired Dunkin’ Donuts into the Allied organisation. He became Senior Vice President of Dunkin’s international operations.
 
       
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Mike
Rosser

Private Sale
Sales Growrh
 
Mike Rosser is a highly motivated and experienced Business Leader, Interim Manager and Mentor with extensive leadership skills, gained from running International, National and SME companies, with full profit and loss responsibility.
       
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John
McKeown

R & D Tax Creds
Cutting Costs
 
John has helped launch a number of start-up businesses, including an innovative retailing service for one of the world’s biggest and best known logistics operators.
       
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Lottie Skuthe-
Cook

Customers
People
 
Founder of Grey Panther, Lottie has more than 20 years senior management experience in high growth multi-national businesses and has held managerial positions in international sales operations and commerce
       
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Richard
Starkey

Sales Growth
Property
 
Richard is a Chartered Accountant, with extensive business experience gained across a variety of sectors, including Manufacturing, Retailing and Property.
 
       
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Max
Wright

Sales
Margins
 
Max is a serial entrepreneur who has had a very successful career starting, growing and selling several businesses, a couple of which sold for 7 figure sums.
       
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Malcolm
Durham

Finance
Fast Growth
 
Malcolm is an entrepreneur who creates achievable strategies and helps to find the resources to make them happen. He has extensive experience of software, construction and professional services.
       
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Warren
Knight

Social Commerce
Online
 
Warren is a Social Commerce Expert and specialises sales and the global expansion of products, through ecommerce and direct to retail with 18 years experience selling to over 40 countries.
       
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Peter
Watson

Sales
Margins
 
Peter has been carrying out mentoring activities with companies across a wide range of market sectors for over ten years. He has worked in both fmcg and B2B, including food, pharmaceuticals, software, electronic components, renewable energy, baby products
 
       
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Stanley
Silver

Sales
Margins
 
Stanley started from scratch a business which he built to a multi million pound group and sold it to a Quoted PLC.
       
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Norman
Jackson

Finance
Funding
 
Norrie is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of post qualification experience. Based in Richmond, Surrey working on his own account and with others as a Business Adviser and Non-Executive Finance Director / Director to SME's
       
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Jim
Foxall

International
Sales Growrh
 
Jim was an MD roles in five companies, most of them growing rapidly in international markets. He has lived and worked in the USA, Canada, Japan and Libya, as well as building companies in Europe.
       
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Alan
Charlesworth

Marketing
Sales Growrh
 
Alan has extensive experience as a company managing director, general manager and interim manager for government agencies and blue-chip national and global organisations.
 
       
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Andrew
Valentine

Finance
Sales Growrh
 
Andrew currently is the Managing Director and shareholder of a successful London based Property Company which operates across the UK and internationally.
       
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Paul
Comyn

Sales Growth
Funding
 
Paull was FD and Director of a successful media business called Southnews plc. Involved in a management buy-out for 3m to an exit for approximately 300m, 14 years later.
       
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Russell
Wynn-Jones

Business Plans
Funding
 
Russell Wynn-Jones, a Chartered Management Accountant over the last 15 years, has worked as the Finance Director for a variety of highly successful companies in sectors including distribution, professional services, media and financial services.
       
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Roddy
Campbell

Sales Growth
Marketing
 
The ex CEO of Addidas and Wilkinson Swords, Roddy knows and understand Retail!
 
       
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Robert
Stell

Finance
Funding
 
Robert Stell owns and runs an accountancy practice in Hampton Hill, South West London. The practice has approximately 500 clients and employs five people.
       
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Eamonn
Watson

Online IT
Digital Media
 
Built a UK Customer base of 6 million in the first generation of mobile content provision In 2008 he sold his own SEO Marketing Firm for a 250% profit.
       
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Vincent
Doyle

Team Management
Sales Growrh
 
Vincent is currently Director of an established Executive Search firm. His experience and education to date make him ideally suited for the role of mentor and coach to individuals or teams looking to start a new business.
       
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Richard
Willis

Customers
Sales Growrh
 
Richard owns multiple & successful businesses in the cafe, bar and catering business. An excellent mentor for anyone in that sector
 
       
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Denis
St Bernard

International
Sales Growrh
 
Founder and CEO of the Priority Group of Companies, a Caribbean based support services entity, now expanding into the UK.
       
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Peter
Rawson


 
Peter is the exCEO of one of the worlds largest Engineer Manufacturing Company. When he left to pursue his own interests the firm was achieving Euros 2 billion sales and had circa 200 companies group wide, under Peters watch.
       
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Steve
Parker

International
Sales Growrh
 
Steve is the Rockstar specialist in taking businesses global. Having done himself numerous times with his own products, he has done so for many other businesses too.
       
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Nick
Hughes

Creative
Sales Growrh
 
Co-founded and ran Kugel (now Siren) a design and marketing consultancy in 1995, building it into one of Design Week's Top 30 agencies before selling his shares in 2006.
 
       
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Adrian
Smith

Online IT
Sales Growrh
 
Adrian has an ability to identify issues and suitable solutions with laser type precision and lightening speed, sheer brilliance! He understands the needs of entrepreneurs from blue sky to plan of action.
       
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Eric
Schneider

Creative
Design
 
Eric has assisted the success of over 200 organisations. These have covered a broad range of sectors and have varied in size from British Airways to start-ups. Building on his degrees in economics, architecture and MBA from London Business School
       
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Charles
Smith

Online IT
Sales Growrh
 
Charles Smith has a strong empathy with owners looking to expand and will bring valuable experience to your management team. He has a hands on, down to earth approach. He has set up two successful companies from scratch; sold one and merged the second.
       
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Harry
Freedman

Sales Growth
Marketing
 
Harry Freedman has had a long, varied and successful entrepreneurial career. He opened his first venture, the second wholefood restaurant in the UK at the age of 21. Since then he has founded and run businesses in the property, healthcare, retail and....
 
       
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Charlotte
Mason


 
Charlotte advises small businesses and a Director at an angel investment network raising finance for clients in all sectors of early stage business - to a business advisor of the Astia Entrepreneur Programme, and Cherie Blair...